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Filed May 25', 1927 llHlH 1 I IHHII Illll FIG. 4 FIG. 5

, INVENTORS HARQLD von BRIESEN By 120 LA N INK J7/l/Z I/ ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 27, 1929.

UNITED svTAT-Es PATENT OFFICE.

HAROLD you nnnisnn AND BoLLA r. run,- or SAN DIEGO, camroimm. v

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Our invention relates to cans, more par ticularly contents therefrom without spilling the same, and the objects )of our inv'entlon are: first,

to. provide a hermetically sealedcan; with a spout vmeans in connection therewith for.

I is in compact formfor shipping or the like;

' third, to provide a can of this class with a.

special form of spout, whereby the same may be folded back out of the way when shipping the same," and when ready for use may be turned out and formed into a' very efiic ent spout for pouringthe contents from the can, and in case some remains on the spout 1t will return to the opening in the can and flow 1 into the can; fourth, to rovide a novel hermetically sealed can w t s outfor pour ng the contentstherefrom; an -fi fth, to provide a device of this class WlllCll is very simple and economical of construction, durable, efiicient, compact, and which will not readily deteriorate or get out of'order. j

With these and other ob ects in yiew, as will appear hereinafter, our'mvent on consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions, as will be hereinafter described j in detail and particularly set forth In the appended claims, reference being bad to the accompan ing drawings and to the characters of re erence thereon, which form a part of this application, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a can, showing the can spout and a portionof the can into which the spout is secured broken away and in section to facilitate the illustration; Fig. 2 is a side"elevational View of the-can with the spout ready for use at a right angle to that of Fig. 1; Fi 3 is a top or Ian view of the can with tide ready or pouring the contents therefrom; Fig. 4 is a side elevational view of the can, showing portions of the "spout and can broken away, and showing the spout in a position folded back out of the way and not ready for use but ready for shipping, transportation or" compact storing; F g. 5 is a similar view, showing the can spout straightened out and just before the edges are bent upwardly to form the perfect spout;

to cans with spouts for pouring the spout 1927. SerialNo.194,:172.

and Fig. 6 is-a top or plan View of a fragmeritary portion of the can with the spout- The can 1 is of the conventional type of hermetically sealed can and may be cylindrical, square, rectangular or any shape desired. Secured on the normally upper .side 1 of the can 1 near one edge is a spout member 2, which is a flat thinpliablepieee of sheet metal, shaped as shown best in Fig. 6 of'the drawings, taperinggraduall out wardly to its outer end and provide with a cut-out portion 2 at its lar er end. .This piece of sheet metal is secure to the can by spot welding, soldering or in any suitable manner; Then the outer free end 2 is folded back to near the upperside of the can 1, but spaced slightly therefrom, as shown best inF g. 40f the drawings. Thus it"will be noted that the spout is then inside the surface of the; upper ledge of :the can, so that the cans ma '-be positioned one upon the other for s ipping .or compact storage. When it is desired to use a'can, this member 2 is straightened out, asshown in Figs; 5 and ,6 of the drawings. Then the edges 2 The can 1 and spout 2 constitute theprin- I cipal parts and portions of our" can.

and 2 are bent upwardly along the edge,

T ec'an is then-puncmanner with a sharp instrument-fin the upper side of the can 1 in the-opening 2 of the spout and by punching an air vent 1 in some other locatlon in the top of the can.

The contents of the can may then be poured through-the spoutiinto any vessel orreceptacle. It will be noted "that in case all of the contents do not drain from the spout, it will, because of the shape of the spout, return to and flow through the o ening 1 back into the can, so that there is not the usual running of the contents down the side .of the can in pouring the contents fromthe can.

Thoughv we have shown" and described a particular construction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions, we do not wish to be'limited to this particular construction, combination and arrangement, but

desire to include in the scope of our invention, the construction, combination and arrangement substantially as set forth in the appended claims;

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a can, a hermetically sealed can member, and a thin pliable flat tapered sheet member secured to one flat side of said can and adapted to extend over the curved edge thereof forming a laterally extending spout and provided with a recess in the large end extending into said large end at the middle thereof adapted as an opening exit and guide for the fluid content of said can, the extended, portion folded back against itself over the head of the can, for shipping purposes.

2. In a can, a hermetically sealed can member, a thin, pliable, flat, tapered sheet member secured at one of its ends to one side of said can and provlded with an m.-

Wardly extending recess in the middle of the secured end and the opposite end extending laterally over the edge of said can, and

' spout. v

the side edgesof said spout'curved upwardly forming a laterally extended spout for the can, the sides of said spout around said recess forming a guide for the fluid contentof said can to the middle portion of said 3. In a can, a hermetically sealed can member, a thin, pliable, flat, tapered sheet spout member secured at one'of its ends to one side of said can and provided with an inwardly extending recess in the middle of the secured end and the sides extending past the opening in the can as guides for the hind content of said can and the opposite end extending laterally over the edge of said can, and the side edges of said spout curved upwardly forming a laterally extended spout for the can, and an opening in the can in the inwardly extending recess whereby the contents of said can may be poured Without spilling or running down the side of the can and that remaining on the spout will drain 1 back into the can.

4. In a can, a hermetically sealed can member, a thin, pliable, flat, tapered, curved end and curved in cross section spout member secured at one of its ends to one side of said can and provided with an inwardly extendingrecess in the middle of the larger :secured end of said spout, and the sides of said spout extending past the exit opening in the can forming a guide around the exit opening of said can to guide the fluid content of the can toward the center of said spout and the opposite end of said spout ex- HAROLD VON BRIESEN. ROLLA N. INK. 

